BRAIN AND COGNITION IN HEALTH AND DISEASE CE credits: 40 for a 5-day sequence. This 5-day lecture sequence covers a wide range of topics on the relationship between the brain and the mind in health and disease. Brain mechanisms of Location: 315 West 57th Street, Suite 401, New York, NY 10019. major cognitive functions will be reviewed. Brain mechanisms and cognitive Dates: January 16; February 20; March 19; April 23; May 21 2016 (all Sundays). characteristics of major disorders affecting cognition will also be reviewed. Time: 8am - 6pm (with a lunch break and two short breaks). The number of participants will be limited to enable active audience participa- Fee: $2450 tion. The following topics will be addressed: ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR 1. Basic functional neuroanatomy. Major brain structures and neurotransmitters The course is taught by Elkhonon Goldberg, and their contributions to neural computation. Ph.D., ABPP. Goldberg is a cognitive neuro- 2. Perception and perceptual disorders. Agnosias, cerebral hemispheres, and scientist, a practicing neuropsychologist, and distributed mechanisms of perception. an educator who lectures worldwide. He is a 3. Motor functions and motor disorders. Apraxias and hierarchic organization of Clinical Professor, Department of Neurology, motor control and action. NYU School of Medicine and a Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in 4. Language and language disorders. Aphasias and distributed nature of the Clinical Neuropsychology. Goldberg authored mechanisms of language. research papers on cortical organization, hemi- 5. The deciding brain. Neural mechanisms of executive functions of the frontal spheric specialization, frontal lobes, memory, lobes and dysexecutive syndromes. traumatic brain injury, dementias, schizophrenia, 6. The bicameral brain. Structural and functional hemispheric asymmetries. and other topics. Novel approaches to hemispheric specialization. Goldberg’s books The Executive Brain (2001), The Wisdom Paradox (2005), and The New Executive Brain (2009) have been translated into 16 languages. 7. The emotional brain. Limbic and cortical contributions to emotional regula- He coauthored The SharpBrains Guide to Cognitive Fitness (2013) and is the tion. Laterality and emotional control. Chief Scientific Adviser of www.sharpbrains.com. Goldberg is a recipient of 8. Attention and attentional disorders. Voluntary attention and ADHD. The Copernicus Prize for “contributions to interdisciplinary dialogue between Automatic attention and hemiinattention. neurosciences and neuropsychology,” and The Tempos Hominis medal “for 9. Memory and amnesias. Neuroanatomical components of memory circuits. international medical sciences education.” He is a foreign member of The Types of memory and amnesias. Venetian Institute of Science, Literature and Arts. Elkhonon Goldberg was a close associate of Alexander Luria. 10. Brain development and aging. Current concepts of neuroplasticity. Factors behind healthy cognitive aging. Fax / Mail Registration Form 11. Major dementias. Alzheimer’s type, Lewy body, frontotemporal, cerebro- vascular, and mixed. Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and its relationship to Full Name: ___________________________________________________ dementias. BRAIN AND 12. Cerebrovascular disorders. Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) and transient Billing Address: ________________________________________________ ischemic attack (TIA). Aneurisms and AVM’s. 13. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Neuroanatomy, subtypes, natural history, cogni- City: ____________________________ State: _______ ZIP: _________ COGNITION IN tive profiles, and diagnosis. Forensic aspects of TBI. 14. Neuropsychiatric disorders. Schizophrenias and affective disorders. Phone: ________________ E-mail: _______________________________ Diagnostic and differential diagnosis issues. HEALTH AND 15. Neurodevelopmental disorders. Dyslexias, non-verbal learning disabilities, Check (in US funds) [ ] payable to Luria Neuroscience Institute autism, ADHD, Tourette’s syndrome. Credit Card [ ] Visa [ ] Mastercard [ ] American Express [ ] Discover 16. Infectious diseases of the brain. Bacterial (Lyme), viral (HIV and Herpes DISEASE Simplex), prion (Jacob-Kreuzfeld) encephalopathies. Amount to charge to my credit card $ ____________________________ US 17. Seizures and their effect on cognition. Classification, neurobiology, and Lecture series by cognitive profiles. Diagnostic and differential diagnosis issues. Credit card number ____________________________________________ 18. Neoplasms and their effects on cognition. Types of brain tumors and their Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP effects on cognition. Credit card expiration date _______ / ______ (month / year) 19. Movement disorders. Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, ALS and CVV (card security code: 3 digits on the back of MC / Visa / Discover or 4 their effects on cognition. 20. Addictions and substance abuse. The effects of various illicit substances on digits on the front of AmEx card) __________________________________ the brain. Alcohol abuse and Korsakoff syndrome. Signature ____________________________________________________ Luria Neuroscience Institute To register online or for more information visit www.lninstitute.org Mail to 315 West 57th Street, Ste 401, New York, NY 10019 or fax 2122468916 Advancing and Disseminating Knowledge about the Brain and the Mind Grievances: If a participant is not satisfied with the program and explains why, a full refund will be issued upon request made within 30 days of registration..